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He discusses why he started the website, his vision for the future of the site, and current business issues:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To help small business owners during this difficult time&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ACoAAAXOXgwBHU2ELnsK10elFxQrrya5P4tw_uE\">Bruce Tannas<\/a>&nbsp;started up a new project;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/connect4commerce.ca\">Connect4Commerce<\/a>. Connect4Commerce is an online platform for buying and selling everything from equipment to entire businesses. 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